Sports Performance Enhancement

Sports performance enhancement is a catch-all phrase that includes equipment, coaching and other methods of increasing an athlete's performance. SPE is used by grade school, high school, college and professional athletes that have gone as far as they can with traditional practice and training.

Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan all use techniques of clinical hypnosis to enhance their performance (although they are not patients of Dr. Lazarus, much as he admires them! ).

Results: Using medical hypnosis, 100 percent of Dr. Lazarus' patients reached their goals, usually within one to two visits. When encouraged to return to help them further, most felt it was not necessary. The athletes had become pleased with their performance and ability to control their future performance.

Matt's story
“Self-hypnosis is a powerful and useful mental technique that has undoubtedly improved my tennis game, mentally and physically. After I learned self-hypnosis, I gained a new sense of calm and focus on the court. I was able to relax and let myself play, rather than force it. Instead of getting upset at missed shots, I used the self-hypnosis technique to calm down and have fun. In addition to improving my sports performance, hypnosis also has been an important relaxation tool for me during times of high stress.”
—13-year-old Max

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